Erin saw jeans like this for sale at a craft fair and called me asking me if I'd try them. Actually she just said "You can totally do this and sell them for $40 or more!" I'm not ready to sell, but I do love them!! This first pair goes to Amelia since it was her mom's idea. But, I'm ready to add some length to my niece's jeans since she is so tall and outgrows the length before the waist.
I cut off the jean and then used the shape as a general guide for cutting the fabric but adding width for the pleats. I made marks for the pleats and pinned to determine how wide the fabric needed to be. I sewed the new fabric together length wise and then sewed along the bottom 1/4" seam allowance and a top stitch before pinning it around the jean. 1/4" seam allowance all around with right sides together (see photo of folded fabric), press down the new fabric and top stitch ribon or ric rac. YEAH! Would love to have a machine with an arm for this project, but as long as I went slowly, it was fairly easy!
